Methods for measuring body composition in newborns - A comparative analysis

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 125-137

  Lapillonne, Alexandre ^a,b   Salle, Bernard L ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Bone mineral content; Dual energy X ray absorptiometry; Fat mass; Fat free mass; Infants; Intra uterine growth retardation

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; INFANT; INFANT NUTRITION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ISOTOPE DILUTION ASSAY; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SKINFOLD THICKNESS;

EID: 0032915032     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.1999.12.2.125     Document Type: Review

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